Ecuador: Criminalizing protest
In the last few years, Ecuador has experienced a disturbing increase in government, police and military crackdowns on peaceful protests held against the exploitation of natural resources.
Guatemala: Ask U.S. ambassador to attend genocide trial
On March 19, Guatemala’s former president Efraín Ríos Montt and José Mauricio Rodríguez Sánchez are going to trial on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity for massacres committed against indigenous civilians in Guatemala’s Ixil triangle.
Third Sunday of Easter
Carolyn Trumble lives and works as a Maryknoll lay missioner in Brazil.
Holy Thursday
Angel Mortel and her husband Chad Ribordy live in Brazil, where they served as lay missioners for many years.
Honduras: Small scale farmers swept up in violence
Over the past year, Honduran indigenous and peasant people have been caught between the land grabbers and the “war on drugs.”
Guatemala: From genocide to femicide
On January 28, 2013 a Guatemalan judge ruled that former head of state Efrain Rios Montt would be tried for genocide in a domestic court.
Commemorate the life of Sr. Dorothy Stang, SNDdeN
February 12 marks the eighth anniversary of the death of Sr. Dorothy Stang, SNDdeN, in Brazil.
Fifth Sunday of Lent
Fr. Ray Finch has spent his mission life among the people of the Andes in Bolivia and Peru.
El Salvador: Pilgrimage to honor religious women
Last summer, the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR), in conjunction with the SHARE Foundation, issued an invitation to religious women and all faith-based groups to participate in a delegation to El Salvador from November 29 to December 6.
TODAY: Show solidarity with efforts to halt mining in Honduras
The National Coalition of Environmental Networks in Honduras is calling for urgent solidarity TODAY in order to try to halt the final debate on a mining law that does not incorporate their proposals
Stop flow of assault weapons into Mexico
The following article by our LAWG colleagues was published on the Huffington Post.
Guatemala: Bishops raise critical issues
In November the Guatemalan Bishops’ Conference issued a statement recognizing the current crises in Guatemala. Many of the points raised highlight the goals that the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns has outlined for our Sustainable Pathways to Peace and Inclusive Security (SPPS) program work
“What then shall we do?” A statement from Guatemala’s bishops
Statement from the Bishop’s Conference of Guatemala to all sisters and brothers of faith and to all Guatemalans of good will
Honduras: Take action to support Afro-indigenous communities
Your help is needed to secure the signature of your U.S. representative on this letter.
First Sunday of Lent
Debbie Northern worked in El Salvador for eight years as a Maryknoll lay missioner. She now works as the training and education programs manager for the Maryknoll Lay Missioners.
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Sr. Carol Marie McDonald, a missioner in El Salvador, writes this week’s reflection.
Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, December 12
A scripture reflection on Our Lady of Guadalupe, written by Sr. Esther Pineda of Pax Christi USA’s National Council.
Honduras: Tell U.S. to stop training, funding of security forces
The following alert is circulated by SOA Watch SOA-WHINSEC [School of the Americas-Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation] graduates are once again stealing the lives of innocent Hondurans, this time with…